Claire Foxton is an emerging Australian artist, muralist and designer. Claire’s art practice explores the apex of visual design, fine art and street art through a hybrid of figurative and abstract works using traditional and improvised techniques.
With a mix of self-taught and formal education Claire has established a unique style centred around photorealistic subject matter, colour, shape, form and texture. In 2016 she painted her first large scale mural triggering a love for public art, its accessibility and the inevitable exchange it creates between the artist, artwork and the
local community.

Drapl is a Brisbane based artist who has been spray- painting for around 18 years. Since he picked up the cans, his obsession with the art form has led him to paint full-time and run a successful mural business, providing him with a lot of experience painting in different styles.
Drapl loves to push his style in different ways, now focusing a lot on portraits, both abstract and realist, often blending the two genres.

Fuzeillear was born in England but has been living and working on the Sunshine Coast for the past eight years. She creates work imbued with a calm and stillness that she struggles to find in real life in an attempt to help other people find it in theirs. She enjoys depicting light and shadow and works both in small scale and large scale, believing that when it comes to murals and bubble tea, bigger is better. She has produced work for Bic, Volcom and Cotton On among others, and has a passion for public art as it is a chance to connect with people and a perfect opportunity to brighten someone’s day.

Hollie C. is a Brisbane based artist and educator. She creates large-scale aerosol murals as well as studio works using a variety of media, such as print making, collage and acrylics. Hollie often draws inspiration from her travels, issues surrounding gender, and graffiti culture. Her works are often inspired by traditional graffiti lettering, as well as contemporary depictions of the still life, utilising fruit, flowers and other objects
in her imagery.

Australian based artist Gus possesses a diverse skill set, spanning many creative areas and media. Exploring figuration through studio work and contemporary mural painting, Gus blends methods to produce a vast array of work, from small compositions to expansive murals. Gus is particularly interested in the diversity and intrigue of people. By focusing on developing relatable concepts, Gus continually challenges audiences’ perceptions of themselves. Over the years, Gus has exhibited nationwide and abroad, receiving accolades in the form of art awards and steadily producing commissioned works for private clients and corporations. Gus continues to work hard, aiming to go far beyond preconceived creative boundaries.

One of Australia’s fast emerging contemporary artists, Shmick Is a freelance artist from Northern NSW, specialising in large-scale murals, illustration, visual art instillations and digital design. He has participated in numerous exhibitions and his work has begun to be recognized internationally. Following years of perfecting his craft, Shmick’s painting is a form of meditation. He channels great thought and creative energy into each piece, showing people something they may have never seen before.

Hailing from Brisbane, Sofles jokes that his tag sounds like a box of tissues or something from a Hallmark card. He began painting graffiti in 2000 and soon wanted to get better as fast as he could. He began experimenting with 3Ds, however a more traditional style was developed and then improved upon. He quickly became known around the globe as an artist putting in both quantity and quality. As he mastered his craft, Sofles gained the reputation of “Special Effects Wizard”, a reference to his uncanny ability to take any style to the next level.

The Zookeeper (ZKPR) is a Brisbane-based artist whose large scale murals aim to break the mundane and monotonous routines of daily life. Fascinated by nature from a young age, ZKPR is interested in the infinite parallels between all animals and human beings. Every creature big or small has a story to tell; ZKPR’s work is about creating a vessel through nature, to bring positivity to our everyday lives. ZKPR’s work aims to connect society to the things that are so easily overlooked. Fundamentally his work is about pushing past the barriers that keep our cultures and societies disconnected. Avoid monotony, Keep it Zoo.

Said Dokins lives and Works in Mexico City.
Dokins started doing graffiti and street interventions since the 90s. This experience led him to the School of Arts, where he was interested in conceptual art and the relation between art and writing. He did some studies of Philosophy and Art Theory. He has also done courses of traditional Western and Japanese calligraphy.

He is best known for his unique calligraphic style, which combines elements from Western and Asian Calligraphic Traditions, with pre-phonetic writing references, Mesoamerican Pre-Hispanic symbolic inheritance and Graffiti, combining precision and discipline with expressiveness and spontaneity.
Dokins explores formally, symbolically and philosophically the potentiality of words and letters. In his work, they become gestures, traces that overlap creating patterns, textures, narratives; marks that carve sites, drawing boundaries, producing meaning. In that sense, for Dokins calligraphy and graffiti are a way to understand our relations with language, an action that stresses time, space and memory, a political enunciation.

His artistic practice involves several disciplines and media such as calligraphy, graffiti, installation, performance, video art and light experimentation. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, in countries as Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, El Salvador, Peru and others. Photo credit to Leonardo Luna.

While in Brisbane he created two significant murals: “Stories of a Word” and “The Lost River.” These works aimed to highlight and preserve Aboriginal cultures and their endangered languages.

For “Stories of a Word,” located at QUT, Dokins engaged in participatory art by interviewing local Aboriginal community members. He collected words and phrases that encapsulated their stories of Queensland, which he then incorporated into a vibrant mural featuring his distinctive calligraphic style. The composition consists of concentric circles, symbolizing the pervasive nature of language. 

“The Lost River,” situated in the Bowen Hills neighborhood, features the names of approximately 125 Aboriginal languages from the Queensland area, many of which are considered endangered. Dokins arranged these names to form an “encrypted river,” symbolizing the flow and challenges these languages have faced over time. 

Through these murals, Dokins sought to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land and draw attention to the cultural and linguistic heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. His work serves as a tribute to these communities, emphasizing the importance of preserving their languages and stories.

Ashley Peel is an emerging Brisbane artist, who through the use of drawing and painting express her emotions as she travels through life. She is currently in her second year, of a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Queensland College of Art. In 2017, Ash was selected as a finalist for Anglicare’s Arts and Minds Program, which focuses on art and mental health. Her work was exhibited on GOA billboards around Brisbane and the Bromley and Co art exhibition. Currently, Ash works as an assistant art teacher at Art Star Studio. One day, she hopes to establish a full time career in the Fine Art’s Industry.